Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has announced its largest-ever investment commitment, with AU$3.8 billion (US$2.5 billion) allocated to support the Marinus Link interconnector connecting the states of Tasmania and Victoria.

Australia’s AER has approved plans to convert Basslink to a regulated transmission service, with implications for PHES developments.

As we welcome the end of another exciting, if sometimes challenging year, here are the most-read news stories on Energy-Storage.news for 2024.

Energy-Storage.news delves into the Marinus Link and how the 1.5GW interconnector could facilitate Tasmania’s ‘Battery of the Nation’ goal.

Battery energy storage systems (BESS) from several firms helped the energy system recover after the NSL interconnector, which connects the UK and Norway, suddenly stopped exporting power to the UK.

Renewable energy developer Sun Cable has secured approval from the Australian government for the Australian element of its Australia-Asia Power Link (AAPowerLink) interconnector.

Sun Cable has obtained its principal environmental approval from the Northern Territory government and NT Environment Protection Authority for its Australia-Asia PowerLink (AAPowerLink) interconnector.

Genex Power has bought up a 2GW clean energy project which it intends to build in five stages in Queensland, Australia.

State-owned power company PGE Group has obtained regulatory approval to build a 200MW/820MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Poland.

A plan to turn Australian island state Tasmania into the ‘Battery of the Nation’ has taken a step forwards.